I’ve been thinking about doughnuts quite a bit, lately. Doughnuts have always occupied at least a portion of my mind, but their territory has been rapidly expanding over the past few months. Throughout my pregnancy, I’ve been very lucky — no bouts with morning sickness, little fatigue and minimal aches and pains. I also have not experienced any of the odd food combination cravings that you

For someone who writes a baking blog, I don’t eat as many sweets as you might think. Oh, sure, I sample along the way as I create (don’t worry–I’m not just “winging it” with my recipes!), but it pretty much stops there. Maybe it’s because I used to own a bakery, where I got used to being around mountains of decadent brownies, cookies, cakes and

I messed up. Like most people, I usually make a few New Year’s resolutions, which inevitably are broken or, as I like to say, become more “loosely interpreted” by the end of January. “Broken” is such a negative way of putting it, don’t you think? For 2012, I resolved to not make any New Year’s resolutions. Part of my decision was based on the fact

Much like my dad, I have a weakness for doughnuts. Unlike my dad, I cannot eat as many doughnuts as I want without turning into a doughnut. If you inherit the weakness, then it should be a given that you also inherit the metabolism, right? *Sigh* So unfair. My dad is particular to those cinnamon-sugar coated apple cider doughnuts found at the farm

Meet Julie

What kind of food does Peanut Butter and Julie have in store for you? Well, honestly, a little bit of everything. I like to describe myself as “A self-taught cook and baker, who loves to produce food that is unique yet approachable, using only the best ingredients in my made-from-scratch creations.” I don’t really make anything that is over-the-top fancy, although as a serial restaurant patron, I am more than happy to eat and critique anything over-the-top fancy. Rather, I like to take dishes that may be more of a celebrity chef’s speed, use them as inspiration for flavors, and bring them down to a “Hey! I can do that!” level. Sound good? Great, read on!